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WHAT IS MATHEMATICS? |
2.
THE MATHEMATICIAN LEWIS CARROLL |
3.
THE INCONCEIVABLE INN |
| 4.
BATTLE HYMN OF MATHEMATICS LEARNERS |
5.
VOTING PROCESS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE |
6.
STATISTICAL ERRORS (TYPE I, TYPE II, POWER) |
| 7.
BASEBALL: WHEN YOU CAN WIN BY LOSING |
8.
A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FOR HERKIMER |
9.
THOUGHTS ABOUT THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT STATISTICS EXAM |
| 10.
SIMPSON'S PARADOX: A SIMPLE EXAMPLE |
11.
CONSTRUCTING BAR CHARTS WITH EXCEL 98 |
12.
DECCO: A CALIFORNIA LOTTERY GAME |
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FEAR OF THE NUMBER 13 |
14.
MATH COMMUNICATION: A NOTE TO SECOND-YEAR ALGEBRA STUDENTS |
15.
KENO... A MONEY-MAKING GAME FOR THE CASINO |
| 16.
FRENCH MATHEMATICIANS |
17.
CRAPS... A CASINO GAME OF PURE CHANCE |
18.
ROULETTE... A FUN CASINO GAME, BUT YOU WON'T GET RICH PLAYING IT |
| 19.
GAMBLING WITH DICE: A BEGINNING! |
20.
FLIPPING A COIN (# HEADS VS. # TAILS) |
21.
20-SPOT KENO...LOOKS ENTICING |
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DOUBLE UP...CASINO GAME CONSTRUCTED BY BETH, JAMAH, AND BILLY |
23.
TWO DICE LUBER...CASINO GAME CONSTRUCTED BY BRAD, EMILY, ANNE, AND AARON |
24.
RED DI...CASINO GAME CONSTRUCTED BY VIRGINIA, ETHAN, AND ALEXA |
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PROPERTIES OF VARIANCES & MEANS FOR TWO INDEPENDENT RANDOM VARIABLES |
26.
BAYES' THEOREM...A SIMPLE EXAMPLE |
27.
TENNIS DILEMMA...A CUTE PROBABILITY PROBLEM |
| 28.
SPADES...A STUDENT-INVENTED CASINO CARD GAME |
29.
THREE-DICE GAME...A STUDENT-INVENTED CASINO GAME. |
30.
THE BINOMIAL SETTING |
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GEOMETRIC SETTING EXAMPLE |
32.
COIN FLIPPING: A BINOMIAL EXPERIENCE |
33.
AVERAGES CAN BE MISLEADING (MINI-PROJECT BY AARON) |
| 34.
THE MULTIPLICATION PRINCIPLE (MINI-PROJECT BY BETH) |
35.
EXAMPLE OF SIMPSON'S PARADOX (MINI-PROJECT BY EMILY) |
36.
POLLS AND BIAS (MINI-PROJECT BY ETHAN) |
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BINOMIAL VS. NORMAL...A NOTE TO STUDENTS |
38.
NOTES ON INFERENCE: A NOTE TO STUDENTS |
39.
THE BINOMIAL SETTING (MINI-PROJECT BY ANNE) |
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THE GEOMETRIC SETTING (MINI-PROJECT BY BRAD) |
41.
EXAMPLE OF BIASED POLL (MINI-PROJECT BY BILLY) |
42.
THE CREDIT CARD TRAP |
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STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE (A NOTE TO STUDENTS) |
44.
CARELESS USE OF STATISTICS: AN EXAMPLE |
45.
INFERENCE FOR SLOPE OF REGRESSION LINE AND READING COMPUTER PRINTOUTS |
| 46.
KEY STATISTICAL WORDS AND PHRASES |
47.
NOTE TO ALGEBRA II STUDENTS ON SYSTEMS |
48.
AP STAT THOUGHTS (JUST BEFORE AP EXAM) |
| 49.
A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF CALIFORNIA'S SUPER LOTTO PLUS |
50.
COMMON STUDENT MISTAKES ON THE 2000 AP STATISTICS EXAM (REPORT BY DIANN RESNICK) |
51.
UNBIASED ESTIMATORS |
| 52.
MATH POWER USED IN FICTIONAL DISCRIMINATION SITUATION |
53.
SOPHISTICATED PROBABILITY WITH SIMPLE DICE GAME
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54.
VARIANCES AND MEANS CAN ADD (BUT STANDARD DEVIATIONS CAN'T) |
| 55.
QUESTIONS RELATED TO SAMPLING FROM A 35% YES POPULATION |
56.
SAMPLE SIZE NEEDED FOR SPECIFIED MARGIN OF ERROR |
57.
SOMETIMES A CONFIDENCE INTERVAL MAKES NO SENSE |
| 58.
TALK DELIVERED AT BEVO FRANCIS INVITATIONAL, UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE, NOV. 18, 2000 |
59.
RUDOLPH THE STATISTICIAN (A CHRISTMAS SONG) |
60.
COMPOSITION OF FUNCTIONS: A FINANCIAL EXAMPLE |
| 61.
CONCEPT OF INVERSE FUNCTION AND FINANCE |
62.
INVERSE FUNCTIONS AND FINANCE
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63.
A FEW WORDS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE (A PROBABILITY PROBLEM) |
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NOTES RELATING TO BASIC TRIGONOMETRY |
65.
THOUGHTS ON FRIENDSHIP (ELEANOR ROOSEVELT) |
66.
MATCHED PAIRS T PROCEDURE (2001 AP STATISTICS EXAM, #5) |
| 67.
PROBLEM INVOLVING OUTLIERS (2001 AP STATISTICS EXAM, #1) |
68.
INFERENCE ON SLOPE OF REGRESSION LINE (2001 AP STATISTICS EXAM, #6) |
69.
COMMON STUDENT MISTAKES ON 2001 AP STATISTICS EXAM (PREPARED BY DIANN RESNICK) |
| 70.
THE ALGEBRA OF LOANS |
71.
AN INTERESTING PRIME NUMBER PROBLEM |
72.
HYPOTHESIS TESTING EXAMPLES USING NORMAL DISTRIBUTION |
| 73.
HYPOTHESIS TESTING (PROPORTIONS) |
74.
FOUR HYPOTHESIS TESTING SITUATIONS |
75.
QUESTION FROM PARENT INVOLVING SUPERLOTTO PLUS |
| 76.
CHRISTMAS SEASON PUZZLE |
77.
DEGREES OF FREEDOM (INFORMAL PRESENTATION) |
78.
INFERENCE EXAMPLE USING t DISTRIBUTION (ONE-SAMPLE PROCEDURE) |
| 79.
MATCHED PAIRS t PROCEDURE (AN EXAMPLE) |
80.
PROBABILITY AND BRIDGE...VERY SIMPLE EXAMPLE |
81.
POKER PROBABILITIES (FIVE CARD HANDS) |
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PROBABILITY PROBLEM (A REAL SITUATION) |
83.
COMMON MISTAKES ON THE 2002 AP STATISTICS EXAMINATION (PREPARED BY DIANN RESNICK) |
84.
STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE : NON-AP STUDENTS |
| 85.
SHORTER SERIES FAVORS WEAKER TEAMS |
86.
NUMBER PUZZLE SENT BY PARENT (MATH POWER SOLVES IT) |
87.
Z-SCORES: WHAT ARE THEY? |
| 88.
MONEY A STUDENT OWES ME |
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